wade

guadare

Attraversare a piedi l’acqua o qualcosa che rende difficile camminare.

In inglese semplice: To walk through water or something else that makes walking difficult.

• We waded across the stream.
• Children wade in the shallow water.
• She waded through mud to reach the gate.

Come si usa: wade through something (We had to wade through deep water.); wade across something (They waded across the river.); wade into something (He waded into the shallow pool.)

Espressioni comuni: wade through water, wade across something, wade into something

farsi strada, scorrere faticosamente

Affrontare lentamente una grande quantità di materiale difficile o noioso.

In inglese semplice: To deal slowly with a large amount of difficult or boring material.

• I must wade through these reports.
• She waded through hundreds of emails.
• Have you waded through the whole contract?

Come si usa: wade through something (I spent hours wading through old files.)

Sinonimi: plough through

Espressioni comuni: wade through something, wade through paperwork

gettarsi, buttarsi

Entrare in una lite, discussione o situazione difficile senza pensarci molto o fare attenzione.

In inglese semplice: To enter a fight, argument, or difficult situation without much care or thought.

• He waded into the argument.
• She waded into the debate without knowing the facts.
• The boys waded into the fight.

Come si usa: wade into something (He waded into the dispute and made it worse.)

Sinonimi: plunge into, jump into

Espressioni comuni: wade into something, wade into battle

guado

Occasione in cui si attraversa l’acqua a piedi.

In inglese semplice: An occasion when you walk through water.

• We enjoyed a short wade in the stream.
• The wade across the river took ten minutes.
• Our cold wade left us shivering.

Come si usa: a wade across something (A wade across the stream cooled our feet.)

Espressioni comuni: a short wade, wade across something, wade through something